UPDATE as of 1-17 I'm taking a quilting class, and my instructor felt that undertaking the applique bulldog quilt might not be the best option for my first attempt, given the deadline (baby shower in 6 weeks) and her desire that I'm extraordinarily successful and thrilled with the results of...

Nana, Thank you SO much for your prompt response! That's so reassuring! Have you trapunto'd also and does that hold up, too? I have heard about two ways to trapunto: 1) sew applique, then cut the back of the fabric and insert extra batting, then stitch the hole closed 2) sew two layers of batting...

I used a fusible web recently for a baby quilt I am making, and it is so stiff that I cannot hand or machine stitch through or on it. Does anyone know any way to save this quilt? I fused the entire pattern on the quilt before trying to stitch it. Some places are 3 layers thick!